Metal tie.



A. 13. CATON & E. A. CARTER. METAL TIE.

APPLICATION FILE 2D OUT. 17 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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AUGUSTUS'B. CATON AND ERNEST A. CARTER, 0F CAMDEN, TEXAS.

METAL TIE.

' specification of Letters Yatent. Patented ltiay 16, 1911.

Application filed October 1-7, 1910. Serial'No. 587,407.

To all whom it: may concern:

Be it known that we, AUGUSTUS B. Garcia and Ennns'r A. CARTER, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Camden,-in the county of Folk and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Metal Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to an all-metal tie to take the place of the wooden ties now in use and give the same resilience with increased durability.

An object of this invention is to provide a railroad tie whicl'rwill be simple in construction, inexpensive 'tomanufacture, and with which it will be diflicult for the rails to spread or to'be tampered with.

A further objectof this invention .is to provide a railroad tic having a connection with the rails, such that the latter have a. limited vertical movement resisted by resilient members.

These and further objects, together with the construction and combination of parts,

will be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth'in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view; Fig. 2:is a transverse view partly in section on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in elevation.

Referring more particularly to the separate parts of the device, 1 indicates. a tie, which is constructed of any suitable metal,

such as cast steel or malleablecast iron, and

is adapted to support, together with a plurality of others, track rails 2. The track tie 1 preferably ishollow, and is provided at each end thereof, a slight distance in from i the ends, with parallel recesses 3 located in each side of the tie. The top of the tie itself.

is also preferably cut away at this point, to permit access to the interior thereof. Within the re esses 3, the track rails 2 are adapted to be 1 sorted, and are each held in position by a pairof braces 4. It will benoted that these braces ar'ein the form of channels having a body portion, from which extend downwardly on each side, flanges 5, which engage the sides of the tie and prevent any twisting movement: relative tothe tie. These braces are also provided with flanges 6,

which extend upwardly from the body portion and engage the track rail on each side of the web above the base of the rail.

For the purpose of resiliently supporting the rail 2, and thus doing away with the rigid connection which is generally found in metallic ties, there is provided a bow-spring 7 in the form of an arch, having each end' bearing on the inner side of the bottom of the tie, and provlding'a rest at the top of the arch for the track rail. 'Lugs 8 are providedin the tie to form an inclosure for the spring 7, preventing it from working out from under the rail. These lugs, however,- are located a distance apart somewhat greater than the length of the spring, under normal conditions, so as to permit the spring to lengthen when compressed by. a weight.

on the track rail.

, ment of the inner ends of the braces 4'. It

will thus be seen that the braces 4 have a swinging movement about the pivot bolts 9, and a vertical movement at the points where the bolts 10 are located. The amount of, vertical movement permitted by the elongated slots 11 is practically one-half that permitted by the recesses 3, so that at no time will thetrack rails 2 be in danger of slipping out of the recesses.

In assemblin the device,-the track rail is placed in ositlon and the braces 4 applied and secured to the tie by means of the bolts 9 and 10. The rail is then permitted to rise the distance allowed for by the slots 11, so

"that it canbe depressed the same amount when a. load is placed thereon.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a simple and efiicient tie, which will resiliently support the track rails in such a man- .ner that they cannot be readily tampered 'with or spread.

VVhi-le we have shown one embodiment of our invention, we do not wish to be llmited to the specific details thereof, but desire to be protected in various changes, m'odifications and alterations which may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Hav ng thus described our invention, we c1a1m as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l.' The combination with a tie, having recesses adjacent each end in the sides thereof,

. of track rails engaging said recesses, a spring for supporting each of said track rails, and

, braces for securing said rails to said tie, hiving alimited vertical movement.

2..The comb'natlon with a tie, of track rails supported on said tie in spaced relation,

resilient members for supporting said track rails,'and braces for securing said track rails to said tie, said braces having a limited vertical -movement relative to said tie.

3. The combination with a metallic tie, of track rails supported on said tie, springs for resiliently supporting said track ra'ils, braces 4 The combination with a tie, of..a track rail adapted to be supported by said tie, a

spring for resiliently supporting said trackrails lugs on said tie adapted to maintain said spring beneath said track rail, and

means for securing said track rail to said tie. 5. The combination with a tie, of a track rail adapted to be supported by said tie, a

spring for resiliently supporting said track rail, lugs on said tie ada'ptedfto maintain said spring beneath said track rail, and

some of said bolts having a limited vertical movement relative to said tie.

.6. The combination with a tie, of a resilient member in said tie, a track rail supported by'said resilient member, and a brace for securing said track rail to said tie, said brace having a pivotal connection with said tie at one end and a sliding connection with said tie at its other end."

7. The combinationwith a metallic tie having recesses ineach side,'adj acent each end thereof, of track rails located in said recesses,

a spring for supporting each of said-track rails, -lugs on said tie for. maintaining said spring beneath said track rails, braces for securing said track rails to said tie, and means .for securing. said braces to said tie, adapted to permit a limited vertical movement of said braces.

'In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AUGUSTUS B. GATON. ERNEST A. CARTER. \Vitnesses:

J. A. HANNER, W. E. SANDERS. 

